She quickly moved to the Science Unit as a reporter writing daily stories for the World Service's 40 or so foreign language sections.

BBC: Tracey Logan presents Go Digital

The pre-eminence of the City as a financial centre and of English as the language of world business are also both vital in pulling in foreign workers.

ECONOMIST: Employment

This sheer numerical dominance, plus the fact that China has the world's fastest-growing economy, has made Mandarin Chinese attractive as a foreign language for more American students.

NPR: Chinese Classes Grow in Popularity with U.S. Students